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Dr Daphne Ang Shih Wen

Dr

MBBS (Honours), MRCP (UK)

Senior Consultant

Changi General Hospital

Specialty: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Colorectal Cancer Screening, Helicobacter Pylori Breath Test.

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology Changi General HospitalChangi General Hospital

Profile

Dr Daphne Ang graduated with MBBS (Honours) from the University of New South Wales (Australia) in 1999 and subsequently returned to Singapore where she underwent further training in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

After obtaining her MRCP (UK) in 2003 and specialist accreditation in gastroenterology in 2006, she was awarded the HMDP scholarship by the Ministry of Health to pursue subspecialty training in neurogastroenterology in Belgium and Zurich. Her areas of interest include gastroesophageal reflux disease and GI motility disorders. She is regularly invited to speak at international scientific meetings. She has published in both local and international journals, book chapters and conducts workshops on oesophageal motility.

Education

  • MBBS (Honours)
  • MRCP (UK)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Director - Neurogastro Service, CGH
  • Member, Gastroenterological Society of Singapore
  • Physician Faculty, SingHealth Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Yoo Lin School of Medicine

Awards

Research Interests

  • General Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • GI Motility
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • Reflux Disease and Motility Disorders in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Publications

  • Diagnostic yield of ambulatory oesophageal studies on versus off proton pump inhibitors: A systematic review and metal-analysis. United Gastroenterolology Journal 2018.   Ang D, Zheng QS, Shi LM, Tack J
  • A single centre audit of the indications and clinical impact of prolonged ambulatory small intestinal manometry. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018.   Ang D, Pannemans J, Vanuytsel T, Tack J
  • Diagnostic yield of high resolution manometry with a solid test meal for clinically relevant, symptomatic oesophageal motility disorders: serial diagnostic study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017.   Ang D, Misselwitz B, Hollenstein M, Knowles K, Wright J, Tucker E, Sweis R, Fox M
  • Persistent gasto-oesophageal reflux symptoms despite proton pump inhibitor therapy. Singapore Medical Journal 2016.   Ang D, How CH, Ang TL
  • Rapid Drink Challenge in high resolution manometry: An Adjunctive test for detection of esophageal motility disorders. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017
  • Current status of functional GI evaluation in clinical practice. Singapore Medical Journal 2015.   Ang D, Fock KM, Law NM, Ang TL

Research Trials